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Now, my Dad, he had some pretty cool cars when I was a very young child, one of them was a 64 Ford Fairlane. Looked similar to this:

 

@CAM37 hey dude, any luck with those peppers?

 

Going to throw them under a grow light in a couple of weeks to give them a head start on Spring sewing. Not safe to plant outside around here until May. Thanks again, can't wait to grow them, can't wait to taste them !

 

I dig that car.

My dad had a '71 Valiant. It was borrowed during the filming of 'Duel'. Wasn't the main car, but was used in a few still shots.

 

Cool movie! Hadn't thought of that one in a long while.

http://youtu.be/5MtAMc4i8OA

 

Memories..

Building race cars at 14.
Street, circle track.

Only one pic of my street car. Need to find it and scan it.
66 chevelle ss 396.....
Swapped for a small block 4 bolt main.
Took a cobra jet mustang down at the track and I passed him on the turnpike. He was trailered. I drove by him and honked my horn. He was not pleased.

 

HAHA..a buddy of mine in high school had a Mustang like that and I think it had a 6 cylinder in it. The Pinto was awesome but the Vega, not that was a true classic example of car design. Course I'm kidding...now the Matador and the Gremlin, those were bad ass rides.

 

The Pacer was the best!!

 

Haha... the Vega with the first aluminum block engine that was an epic fail? And oh man, the AMC products..Gremlin, Pacer and the Matador... AWEFUL !! Yes that ^^^ Pacer. haha

 

Except for V8 Vegas. There used to be a couple small block vegas tooling around back then.
I also liked the V8 Monza Spyders of 77ish vintage. Pretty much a rehashed Vega, they came with an optional V8.
Almost bought one 30 years ago and was planning a 350 for one.

 

I need to look for my 75 Gremlin pics I think it had a 304 V8 w/4 speed Borg-Warner Trans...

 

I had to ...
http://youtu.be/wUAitHlJMvw

 

For some reason I think the Pacer reminds me of a LeCar on steroids.

 

Bwaaaaaaahaha, that was a hilarious scene in Wayne's World !

 

yes Indeed

 

Wow, I had forgotten Renault was even a thing.

 

Yep, always wanted one with a small block and 4 speed in it....

 

Here's another one...a Simca. A buddy of mine had one, come to think about it a lot of my high school buds drove hurtig cars. I remember a Fiat from the 70's that looks like it was designed with a crayon, hugh bumpers on a box with wheels.

 

One of the BIGGEST issues I had on that car was the damn electronic ignition fucking junk!!